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National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEII

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Summary

Abstract: The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) dataset contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal proximity zone, elevation zone, and population density zone, a compendium of nearly 300 variables for 228 countries. This dataset is produced by the Columbia University Center for International ...

Purpose: To provide tabular data on environmental conditions (elevations, climate, coastal) in which people reside.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University

Dataset Title: National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, and Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)

Dataset Release Date: 2007

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 2.00

Data Presentation Form: map, tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/nagdc-population-landscap...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

NISKIN BOTTLES

Quality Oceanography and nutrient measurements were taken where possible, which was not always at ideal locations. Therefore coverage of the area is not necessarily complete. Nutrient data were only recorded at 44 out of the 64 CTD stations. This cruise is however part of a series of 6 cruises which operated in this area, providing data from varying seasons and condition.

Data collection: A ... Neil Brown Mark III CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth probe #2941) system attached to a rosette water sampler (General Oceanics) was used for collecting continuous vertical profiles of conductivity and temperature. Water samples were collected at different depths using the rosette water sampler with 5L Niskin bottles. Measurements were made on the downcast, and water samples collected on the upcast. The water sampling depths were determined depending on the readings made during the downcast. The CTD was lowered at a rate as close to 1 m/sec, and raised between samples at speeds between 1 and 2 m/sec. Conductivity and temperature readings were also made at each water sampling station. 64 CTD stations were taken along a series of transects. Nutrient samples were taken at 44 of the CTD stations.

Ship-board processing: 250 mL water sub-samples were filtered through GF/F glass fibre filters, transferred to rinsed polyethylene bottles and immediately frozen. Water samples were analysed on board the ship for salinity and oxygen.

Post-ship processing: Oceanography data - Data was initially recorded on audio cassettes, but later replayed to produce digital nine-track magnetic tapes by a PDP 11/23. Data tapes were then processed on a VAX 11/750. For each CTD downcast, an uncalibrated, despiked file was generated, using a recursive filter to compensate for sensor mismatch. The data files were used to generate 2 dbar averages for in situ temperature, salinity, sigma-t, specific volumne anomaly and geopotential anomaly. The averages were centred on even, integral depths, and were only calculated when averages contained eight or more valid data points. The temperature and conductivity means were calculated for the interval, and the salinity calculated for the mid point of the pressure interval from the temperature and salinity means. Data processing software was supplied by CSIRO Division of Oceanography. Nutrient data - Analyses was completed by the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories for nitrate, nitrite, silicate, chlorophyll a and other pigments. Nitrite concentrations were found to be insignificant. The complete dataset is logically consistent, as krill and zooplankton hauls and phytoplankton pigment analysis were also obtained at the same sampling sites as the oceanographic and nutrient data. The cruise track was established before the experiment in order to eliminate bias. The oceanographic sampling was done as a supplement to the krill research program and the nutrient sampling to help interpret phytoplankton distribution and abundance, so sampling location and depth were not necessarily selected according to oceanographic or nutrient related considerations.

Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SIBEX_II... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

CAST DEPTH

CONDUCTIVITY DEVIATION

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

AAD

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 498 kb

Distribution Format: Excel, text, word

Fees: Free

Personnel

JONO REEVE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3106

Email: jono.reeve at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

203 Channel Highway

Australian Antarctic Division

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-06-08

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